Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Stinging Tree

Sciurus igniventris compared with Dendrocnide peltata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Stinging Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Urticaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Dendrocnide
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Dendrocnide peltata

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Stinging Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Stinging Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Stinging Tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.